Data accumulation systems



1965 F. c. HALLDEN ETAL 3,

DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEMS Filed Feb. 3, 1961 24 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS FREDERICK C. HALLDEN] LOUIS S. CONOVER, JR. JULIUS J. FARKAS CURTIS H. RICHMOND ATTORNEYS m m wJDm I042. boom F GE Dec. 21, 1965 F. c. HALLDEN ETAL 3,

DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEMS 24 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Feb. I5, 1961 ATTORNEYS Dec. 21, 1965 F. c. HALLDEN ETAL 3,225,332

DATA ACCUMULAI'ION SYSTEMS 24 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Feb. 3, 1961 TORS C HALLDEH INV FREDERI LOUIS S. CONOVER,JR. JULIUS J. FARKAS CURTIS H. RICHMOND BY 7 wwmma 59.

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DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEMS 24 Sheets-Sheet 9 Filed Feb. 3, 1961 Dec. 21, 1965 Filed Feb. 3, 1961 F. C. HALLDEN ETAL DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEMS ARABIC BINARY NUMERAL NOTATION (ORDER) 0 O O O O 1 O O O 1 2 O O 1 O 4 O I O O 5 O I O 1 6 O 1 I O 8 1 O O O FIG. 11

24 Sheets-Sheet 10 OUTPUT PULSES TIME ATTORN EYS 1965 F. c. HALLDEN ETAL 3,225,332

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1965 F. c. HALLDEN ETAL 3,

DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEMS Dec. 21, 1965 c. HALLDEN ETAL 3,225,332

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DATA ACCUMULATIQN SYSTEMS 24 Sheets-Sheet 16 Filed Feb. 3, 1961 INVENTORS FREDERICK C. HALLDEH LOUIS S. CONOVER, JR. JULIUS J. FARKAS CURTIS H. RICHMOND a 44.. 7301-. mfg.

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DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEMS 24 Sheets-Sheet 17 Filed Feb. 3, 1961 ATTORNEYS Dec. 21, 1965 F. c. HALLDEN ETAL 3,225,332

DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEMS 24 Sheets-Sheet 19 Filed Feb. 3, 1961 TO TYPEWRITER ACTUATORS I I l I I I l l I INVENTORS FREDERICK C. HALLDEN LOUIS S. CONOVEFI JR. JULIUS J. FARKAS FIG. 22

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DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEMS 24 Sheets-Sheet 20 Filed Feb. 3, 1961 

1. IN A DATA ACCUMULATION SYSTEM IN WHICH DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS OF A MOVING STRIP OF MATERIAL ARE DETECTED AT A DISTANCE FROM A PREDETERMINED POINT, THE COMBINATION WHICH COMPRISES A LOOP STORAGE SYSTEM FOR RECIRCULATING SIGNALS APPLIED THERETO, MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A PLURALITY OF DATA CHANNEL INTERVALS IN A LOOP CYCLE, MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A PLURALITY OF SUB-INTERVALS WITHIN SAID CHANNEL INTERVALS, MEANS FOR APPLYING INPUT SIGNALS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT STRIP CHARACTERISTICS TO SAID LOOP STORAGE SYSTEM IN RESPECTIVE DIFFERENT CHANNEL INTERVALS AND IN SUB-INTERVALS THEREIN CORRESPONDING TO THE DISTANCES FROM SAID PREDETERMINED POINT AT WHICH THE CHARACTERISTICS ARE DETECTED, MEANS FOR SHIFTING SIGNALS IN SAID LOOP STORAGE SYSTEM TO SUCCESSIVE SUB-INTERVALS IN RESPECTIVE CHANELS IN TIMED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STRIP MOVEMENT, MEANS FOR EXTRACTING SIGNALS FROM THE LOOP STORAGE SYSTEM WHEN THE SIGNALS ARRIAVE AT PREDETERMINED SUB-INTERVALS IN RESPECTIVE CHANNELS, A SECOND LOOP STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST ONE DATA ACCUMULATING CHANNEL AND AN AUXILIARY CHANNEL, MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING A PLURALITY OF CYCLICALLY RECURRING DATA CHANNELS IN SAID ACCUMULATING AND AUXILIARY CHANNELS, MEANS FOR APPLYING SAID EXTRACTED SIGNALS TO CORRESPONDING DATA CHANNELS TO SAID ACCUMULATING CHANNEL TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATED TOTALS THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PREDETERMINED CODE, AND MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING SAID TOTALS FROM SAID ACCUMULATING CHANNEL TO SAID AUXILIARY CHANNEL IN CORRESPONDING DATA CHANNELS THEREOF AND ELIMINATING THE TRANSFERRED TOTALS FROM SAID ACCUMULATING CHANNEL. 